# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/timaeus
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:50:09.924Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/timaeus"
name: "Timaeus"
slug: "timaeus"
description: "Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian. He was widely regarded by ancient authors as the most influential historian between the time of Ephorus and Polybius. In the words of scholar Lionel I. C. Pearson, Timaeus \"maintained his position as the standard authority on the history of the Greek West for nearly five centuries.\""
tagline: "Greek historian (died c. 260 BC)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Timeo_di_Tauromenio.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "-345"
deathDate: "-260"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.03
  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.38931333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timej_(histori%C4%8Dar)"
    title: "Timej (historičar)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "تيماوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B9_(%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA)"
    title: "Тимей (историк)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeu_de_Taurom%C3%A8nion"
    title: "Timeu de Tauromènion"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaios_(historik)"
    title: "Timaios (historik)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaios_von_Tauromenion"
    title: "Timaios von Tauromenion"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A4%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82"
    title: "Τίμαιος ο Ταυρομενίτης"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaeus_(historian)"
    title: "Timaeus (historian)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeo_de_Tauromenio"
    title: "Timeo de Tauromenio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%D8%B3_(%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%E2%80%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1)"
    title: "تیمائوس (تاریخ‌نگار)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaios_Tauromenionlainen"
    title: "Timaios Tauromenionlainen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%C3%A9e_de_Taurom%C3%A9nion"
    title: "Timée de Tauroménion"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeo_de_Tauromenio"
    title: "Timeo de Tauromenio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1_(%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F)"
    title: "טימאיוס (היסטוריון)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timej_(povjesni%C4%8Dar)"
    title: "Timej (povjesničar)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaios"
    title: "Timaios"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeo_di_Tauromenio"
    title: "Timeo di Tauromenio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaeus_Tauromenitanus"
    title: "Timaeus Tauromenitanus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D"
    title: "ടിമെയ്സ്"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaeus_van_Tauromenium"
    title: "Timaeus van Tauromenium"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timaios_fra_Tauromenion"
    title: "Timaios fra Tauromenion"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timajos"
    title: "Timajos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeu_(historiador)"
    title: "Timeu (historiador)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F"
    title: "Тимей из Тавромения"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeu"
    title: "Timeu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367298"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump